Airbus Defence and Space has named Fernando Alonso as the new Head of Military Aircraft, replacing Domingo Ureña-Raso, who will take a new position in the group. Fernando Alonso has served as Head of Flight Test Operations at Airbus since 2007.
In addition to the top management changes, Airbus has said that the A400M programme will be restructured, with the changes designed to allow more efficient operations inside the Airbus Defence and Space Division and to put the A400M programme as well as its industrialisation in a position to best address currently existing shortfalls.
The company also announced that responsibility for all industrial-related activities is being shifted to the Operations organisation, which is led by Pilar Albiac-Murillo. Programme-related activities such as development and customer deliveries will remain in the scope of the Military Aircraft business unit, under the lead of Rafael Tentor, who serves as Head of the A400M programme.